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The skinny on Skins

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If you are a student of American culture, you have undoubtedly heard about the new MTV adaptation of the British show Skins. If not, you probably should. For better or worse, MTV drives a lot of the teen and pre-teen … Continue reading

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Insurance companies should fear people like Dr. Dave Ores more than any health care reform bill

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While the politicians in Washington argue about how many uninsured people there really are, call each other liars and debate over eleventh-hour amendments, real people with real lives are not waiting around for some edict to determine their destiny. They … Continue reading

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I know nothing, but let me tell you about it anyway

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Few things make me more upset than “journalists” who have no knowledge of the facts of a story, write about it or get on television, answering phantom questions about hypoteticals. Then the anchor or host treats their answers like they … Continue reading

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The election is not about race

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Sure, Barack Obama is African-American and yes, he is the first black president of the United States of America and that is historic. But, he is also a really smart man who knows how to inspire greatness in others and … Continue reading

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We dogs keep getting more press!! From the press!!

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Paul Begala, political commentator for CNN, writes this article on The Huffington Post. He ends with: The real debate is over whether the media will be vigilant watchdogs, sounding the alarm when McCain and Palin lie, or fall back to … Continue reading

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Averaging averages

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Spend a weekend watching the news on TV. I did and here is what I conclude. News anchors are really, really stupid and shallow people. No news we like means we’ll just make up news There can only be 3-5 … Continue reading

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Party? What party?

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I was settling in and almost asleep when some idiot on CNN was railing on and on about how this Clinton/Obama race is tearing the party apart, that it is bad for the Democrats, that they need to heal together … Continue reading

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